Album Review: The Mulligan Chronicles from David Larsen
Album: The Mulligan Chronicles Artist: David Larsen Label: David Larsen Productions Website: http://larsenjazz.com Twentieth century saxophonist-composer-clarinet player Gerry Mulligan led a long and prolific livelihood as a professional musician. His passing in 1996 was followed by a legacy that continues to live on through 21st century musicians like saxophonist-composer David Larsen. Larsen's latest offering The Mulligan Chronicles is tailored to capture the breadth of Mulligan's catalog and his jazz-imbued styles, having written for Big Bands, jazz combos, film scores, and symphonies. Joined by Dave Glenn on trombone, Bill Mays on piano, Dean Johnson on bass, and Ron Vincent on drums, Larsen stays true to Mulligan's language and phrasing. The familiar motifs of "Festive Minor" are sewn with diligence as Larsen and his bandmates tightly string along graceful steps that form an elegant dance. Johnson's plucking on the bass s...